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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malik Al-Khaldi (ranked 653 p4p, 89 weight class) and DeShawn Johnson (ranked 705 p4p, 94 weight class). Al-Khaldi comes to the cage accompanied by Terror - Shot Of Reality. Johnson has chosen Eazy e- real mother fuckin gs as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 lbs
31 - 10 - 0 |
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183 cm
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177 lbs
29 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malik Al-Khaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, DeShawn Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a hook. Al-Khaldi ducked under it nicely.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Al-Khaldi counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Al-Khaldi punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Al-Khaldi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Al-Khaldi is looking to clinch.
Al-Khaldi lands a jab.
Al-Khaldi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Al-Khaldi's calf.
Al-Khaldi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Malik Al-Khaldi has been cut.
Al-Khaldi thumps Johnson with a low kick.
A jab from Al-Khaldi does it's job there.
We've been informed that Johnson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al-Khaldi moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al-Khaldi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Al-Khaldi in his tracks.
Al-Khaldi swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Al-Khaldi ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
The fighters circling - Al-Khaldi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Al-Khaldi counters with an outside leg kick.
Al-Khaldi ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Al-Khaldi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al-Khaldi connects with a solid leg kick.
Al-Khaldi's corner calls for a 1-2. Al-Khaldi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A left lands for Johnson.
Al-Khaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al-Khaldi throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
A big right from Al-Khaldi misses.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Al-Khaldi is out of range.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Al-Khaldi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnson just manages to avoid it.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Al-Khaldi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson throws a hook but Al-Khaldi avoids it easily.
Al-Khaldi lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al-Khaldi throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Al-Khaldi lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Johnson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Al-Khaldi closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Al-Khaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Al-Khaldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al-Khaldi presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Al-Khaldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al-Khaldi's elbow.
Al-Khaldi lands a body shot.
Johnson tries a body shot but Al-Khaldi blocks it.
Al-Khaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Al-Khaldi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson slips a straight right by Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Al-Khaldi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Al-Khaldi scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Al-Khaldi lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Al-Khaldi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Al-Khaldi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Al-Khaldi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malik Al-Khaldi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Al-Khaldi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Al-Khaldi tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson misses with a hook. Al-Khaldi ducked under it nicely.
Al-Khaldi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Al-Khaldi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al-Khaldi, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al-Khaldi.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Al-Khaldi misses with a body shot.
Johnson throws a push kick but Al-Khaldi slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al-Khaldi moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Al-Khaldi there.
Al-Khaldi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Al-Khaldi had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Malik Al-Khaldi's cut is getting worse.
Al-Khaldi throws a lazy head kick
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al-Khaldi. Al-Khaldi obviously looking to wear him down.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malik Al-Khaldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws the left hand but Al-Khaldi avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Al-Khaldi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Al-Khaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Al-Khaldi counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al-Khaldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Al-Khaldi falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Malik Al-Khaldi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Malik Al-Khaldi is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson throws a jab when Al-Khaldi was well out of range.
Al-Khaldi misses with a series of wild punches.
Al-Khaldi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Al-Khaldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Al-Khaldi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Al-Khaldi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Al-Khaldi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Al-Khaldi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Al-Khaldi looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnson just manages to avoid it.
Al-Khaldi wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al-Khaldi scores with a head kick.
Johnson is rocked!
It looks like DeShawn Johnson has been cut.
Al-Khaldi drops Johnson with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Johnson! Al-Khaldi dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malik Al-Khaldi!
An out of breath Malik Al-Khaldi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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